Car rerailer



Jan. 20, 1931. w. p. M CLELLAN 1,789,634

CAR RERAILER Filed May "28. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 20, 1931'.

w. D. M cLELLAN CAR RERAILER Filed May 28, 1930 2 Sheets-Shea 2 will-ili'e 'flush with the tr 1 WrLLIAurDQMccL ELLAn,

v a iieationmed Ma 28,

This invention relates to car rerailers, the

in primary object of the invention'being toTpro-f Y vide a device of this character which will 'ele V vate, s and guide the truckgwheels over: the

ovement of the car Wheels over the reraller.

Another "object of the invention isxto pro;

' vvide a rerailer of this character having'means] to secure the samejaga-inst lateral movement with respect to the tieson which the same are'j positioned; thereby insuringagainst the wheels of the truck-operatingjto force the v rerailer away from'therail. V

lVith the foregoingand 'otherobje'cts" in "View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and, arrangement ofpa-rts'and in the details of constructionhereinafter described-'- I a in the precise embodiment-ofthe invention and claimed, it beingunder'stood that changes I herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention; i

Referringto thedrawings; P r v Figure 1 is'a-"perspe'ctive vie'w'of-rerailers constructed in accordance'with the invention." Figure 2 is a planview thereof. 1 l., li igure 3 is an end elevationaliview'1of the rerailer. j" Referring to the drawingsinhdetailgfl elre- V railers embodying the present i vntionfim: :clude' an inner plate 5 and an outerorplate li, vthe plates being so constructed-that they will fitover the-rails vof a railway track to be engaged bythe wheels of the 'truck to be replaced on the rails. Thelplatefi is preferably of rectangular formation," the upper surface thereofbeing inclined upwardly from :theends thereof towards the center of the plate, :the' central portion "of thefplate'being of a thicknessxso that the upper: surface thereof ead of the rail on which it is positioned. I 7

ce ofthe plate 5 are a plurality 'iofcurved ribs 7 spacediapart providing guidewaysitherebetwe'en,:the ribs being curvecl towards the upper surface; of

the plate and towards theirail withwhich v Formedon the" upper surfa I a I plateg as clearly shown bytheydrawings; Th

-.track; novel'meansbeingprovided for'preventing slipping or-latera l m 4 being constructedtq fit from the platters-S ikes 9;-fthe'spi tendh-froin the ends of 'thep'lateli; to' a point being curved slightlytowards,the tread of; the rail "to guide :whee

"of "the wheels passing over the rerailerfsec- ,tlon, may. move directly over the upperfsur- E 1 Spikes 12 ext wAs clearlyshown; the ribs of the rerailer sectionsntape'r from the bottoms thereof to a --'the1upp'er' edges, presenting inclined sur-f f faces to actfas. came to move the WheelsToff the} truck laterally, and prevent them from riding over'the uppersurfaces of the ribs; I p

9 th plate is associated, so thata wheel rest ng;

' bwillbeguidedlto the irai-1' hese' ribs -7 'extendfroinbot ends neferencecharacter 8Zdes'i'gn'ates ayflange tlia extends f-roinione edgeiof 'th "plate,theflange* herail iso-tha" the wheels oi'a truckinpa mgfrqmtht ribswill 'ril eth'e"inneried eiofthe flangee-and s g ly'abovetheup ll if cvf the plate-:5 tq' r a c a edge for the'wheelsl Extending dow were I x e dxrelationf with each"jthe :so'tha't regardlessfof wherethe plat pertain. of; the i spikes wiu' pa: s on arranged-in space if paqdi adjacentto the center of/the plate, the ribs;

This section or plate .6 lis formed -withTa smooth upper surface 11,.so. that the flanges face of the section where they will drop onto the rail of the "track disposedi directly thereunder.-

end downwardly 'from'ij jihis section and are arranged: along the side-sand ends of the plate, to vbe embedded in; the-ties onwhich theijplate is positioned. 'Zf :90

Spikes such'as indicated at 13 may beenl ployed to, further anchor the rerailer sections to the-ties, when the rerailer sections areem 'ploved in 'rerailing exceptionally heavy rollingsto'ok j 1 claim: I 1. A reraller compnsm each of said sections inclu in a rectangular plate, the upper surface of it e vplate being inclined upwardly from the ends thereof to a point intermediate the ends, curved ribs formed integral with the upper-surfaces of the sections, said-ribs being curved towards 5 v 1 the railsen which the sections are posltidned, J

vthe rails withwhich the 'deviceisused, an I v ikes extending downwardly from the lifts formed onfthe sections and overlyin p -ates, said spikes adapted to embed themselves in the ties on which the rerailer rests. f 1

2. A rerailer comprising rereiler sections, 7

, each of said sections embodying a rectangulgrlpletqribs on the upper surfaces of, he i plates, said ribs being curved from the ends 2Q c 1 c tapered towards, the upper edges thereo oiithe sections towards the railson which the sections are positioned, said ribs bein and spikes-extending from the bottomsof'the:

A rerailercompmsmg retailer sections, each of the sections embodying a plate, the

'uppersr rfaces'of the plates beingvinclined 7 curved towards the-railsjon which the sec tions are positioned, and spikes extending v my'own,

"po itio e i t that I claimthe foregoing asdownwardly from the plates to 'beembedded in stl l y I have hereto aflixed my signature Y M WILLIA D.- GC ELLAN- rerailer sections,

l tes to be embedded-in the ties onwhich Q the sections. arepositioned.

in ties-on whichythe rerailer sections are 

